Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Applicant Vs State of Karnataka dated 18/12/2019 regarding remedial action for restoration of Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes at Bangalore – preventing discharge and dumping of pollutants, removing encroachments from catchment area and other steps for restoration.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sevamrudha Aradhya Vs State of Karnataka dated 11/12/2019 regarding remedial action against illegal constructions in the buffer zone of Kudlu Chikka Kere Lake in Bangalore South, Karnataka and maintenance of the lake by controlling polluting activities.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Karnataka dated 21/10/2019 regarding contamination of water bodies at Bengaluru - Bellandur lake, Agara lake and Varthur lake, interalia, on account of discharge of untreated sewage and other effluents from residential/commercial/industrial buildings in violation of statutory provisions of the Water (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, particularly Section 25 thereof.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of The President, Advocates Association, Bangalore Vs State of Karnataka dated 16/10/2019 regarding encroachment of Raja Kaluve drain situated on the north side of Vijaya College and on the west side which leads to Lalbagh by constructing a massive apartment complex named “Parasmani Regency-11” of about 200 flats in R.V. Road, adjacent to Vijaya College, Bangalore.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/10/2019 regarding removal of encroachments from Thatkola reserve forest, Sargodu reserve forest and Maskali reserve forest in the state of Karnataka.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the T. M. Umashankar Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2019 regarding direction for closure of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF) established by M/s Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. and M/s Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. on the ground of violations of norms in operating the TSDF facility. The matter was transferred to the Tribunal by the High Court of Karnataka in January 2019.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D. V. Girish Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2019. Two applications related to each other are taken up for hearing by the Tribunal. The first one deals with preservation of Chikmagalur district from the impacts of tourism.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anand Vinay Vs State of Karnataka dated 18/09/2019 regarding remedial action against pollution of lake adjacent to NICE (Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises) Express Way in between Tumkur road NH – 4 and Magadi road by untreated sewage and trade effluents.

Authorities told to act swiftly to contain its spread

As many as 27 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday.

Bengaluru Urban district administration recently identified 93 villages, where residents are suffering from fluorosis, once again bringing to the fore the issue of unsafe drinking water.

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